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3,224
Northeastern Jr. High
1,513
1,492
1,399
93.4
1,464
1,423
Southern Jr. High
1,225
1,160
1,079
93.0
1,172
1,151
Western Jr. High
1,167
1,103
1,031
93.3
1,112
1,099
Vocational
321
263
249
94.7
312
215
Prescott
896
811
745
91.8
849
774
Hanscom
365
309
288
93.9
314
306
Bennett
315
291
272
93.4
298
291
Baxter
190
179
168
93.8
187
176
Knapp
317
300
279
93.2
301
302
Perry
214
195
179
91.8
197
198
Pope
382
347
329
94.7
350
344
Cummings
321
296
273
92.2
294
297
Edgerly
346
310
284
91.6
319
300
Glines
470
452
423
93.5
458
449
Grimmons
246
237
223
94.1
233
238
Forster
841
779
718
92.2
785
782
Bingham
455
416
389
93.5
412
413
Carr
522
495
466
94.1
502
484
Morse
387
365
342
93.7
371
360
Proctor
224
208
198
95.0
196
214
Durell
132
126
117
93.4
124
131
Burns
212
197
185
93.8
201
196
Brown
386
350
321
91.7
358
351
Highland
312
282
261
92.5
292
275
Hodgkins
482
419
391
93.3
427
416
Cutler
877
830
766
92.3
840
814
Lowe
215
196
181
92.5
210
190
Atypical
129
141
124
87.9
125
100
Sight Saving
13
13
12
92.9
13
12
Open Air
2
12
9
83.5
7
13
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
109
84
63
75.0
87
65
Total
17,266
15,988
14,792
92.5
16,385
15,603
Total for 1939-1940
17,486
16,325
15,276
93.6
16,638
16,198
187
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year ending June, 1941
Number of teachers, including Head Master
132
Number of days school kept
178
Number enrolled
3,680
Average number belonging
3,330
Average daily attendance
3,028
Tardinesses
7,560
Dismissals
In class 1943, September
June
1,231
Per cent. of loss
12
In class 1942, September
1,129
June
980
Per cent. of loss
13.2
In class 1941, September
975
June
978
Per cent. of gain
0.3
Special Students, September
67
June
35
Per cent. of loss
47.8
Number of graduates, male
441
Number of graduates, female Total
985
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
81
Number of graduates entering State Teachers Colleges
10
Number of graduates entering other institutions
96 $311,575.17
Cost of supplies
13,768.29
Total
$325,343.46
Per capita cost of instruction
$93.57
Per capita cost of supplies
4.13
Total cost per capita
$97.70
544
Cost of instruction
1,968
1,399
188
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1941
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Special
20
15
35
Twelfth
436
542
978
Eleventh
466
514
980
Tenth
594
637
1,231
Total
56
72
1,516
1,708
3,224
Junior High
Ninth
632
577
1,209
Eighth
544
616
1,160
Seventh
666
638
1,304
Total
61
99
:1,842
1,831
3,673
Elementary
Sixth
10
31
605
587
1,192
Fifth
1
34
609
648
1,257
Fourth
40
657
609
1,266
Third
39
624
584
1,208
Second
36
634
538
1,172
First
40
678
594
1,272
Total
11
220
3,807
3,560
7,367
Kindergarten
16
12
443
491
934
Special
7
13
Sight Saving
1
7
5
12
Cadets
4
Atypical.
2
8
63
37
100
Vocational
21
215
215
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
Continuation &.
3
2
37
28
65
Open Air
1
4
9
13
Grand Total
163
450
12
7,934
7,669
15,603
1116
Jr. Vocational
189
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools 1940-1941
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
3680
3905
7954
1115
321
129
13
109
17,266
Average membership
3330
3755
7449
953
263
141
13
84
15.988
Average attendance
3028
3509
6986
821
249
124
12
63
14,792
Per cent. of attendance
91.0
93.4
93.8
86.1
94.7
87.9
92.9
75.0
92.5
No. cases of tardiness
7560
1980
3333
68
606
109
5
80
13.741
Number cases of dismissal
1968
1729
1556
14
111
51
4
146
5,576
Membership. October. 1940
3575
3748
7525
1000
312
125
13
87
16.385
Membership, June, 1941.
3224
3673
7367
934
215
100
12
65
15,603
No. cases corp. punishment
·2
2
Table .12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 In September
SCHOOL.
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
Prescott
69
66
66
59
72
Hanscom
60
49
54
48
39
Bennett
48
46
36
38
25
Baxter
36
39
27
24
34
Knapp
27
28
21
26
21
Perry
42
37
34
34
39
Pope
60
55
41
46
51
Cummings
46
40
44
47
40
Edgerly
71
67
70
57
61
Glines
76
68
66
73
52
Grimmons
37
36
32
31
36
Forster
113
91
101
88
91
Bingham
59
54
74
68
54
Carr
63
58
54
62
52
Morse
48
33
51
43
51
Proctor
42
37
35
42
36
Durell
34
30
25
36
23
Burns
63
52
44
51
59
Brown
58
48
43
60
47
Hodgkins
61
60
66
67
54
Cutler
141
104
101
119
123
Lowe
56
45
46
56
56
Total
1,310
1,143
1,130
1,175
1,116
Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
190
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1941
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary school to the High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
in June
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
In City
Northeastern Junior High
457
437
404
15
4
0
6
Southern Junior High
344
339
309
13
5
3
828
7
Western Junior High
366
350
327
10
1
0
4
Total
1167
1126 1040
38
10
3
00
17
Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1941
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class in June
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering
No. Remaining
-
Northeastern Junior High
480
478
422
29
15
7
3
2
Southern Junior High
324
296
244
11
19
0
13
9
Western Junior High
365
356
308
28
co
11
1
Total
1169
1130
974
68
37
12
27
12
Vocational School
at Home
School
No. Entering
191
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1940-41
1940
1941
Change
Number of visits to the schools
1,081
1,170
+ 89
Number of visits to the homes
2,324
2,532
+208
Number of cases investigated
2,093
2,299
+206
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
523
589
+ 66
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
221
253
+ 32
Number who were truants for the first time
65
94
+ 29
Number who were truants for the second time
25
33
+
8
Number who were truants for three or more times
37
45
+
8
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
72
182
+110
Number of visits to mercantile or manufac- uring establishments
7
9
+ 2
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
1
3
+
2
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
45
15
= 30
Number of employment certificates reis- sued to boys
0
1
+
1
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
15
13
-
2
Number of employment certificates reis- sued to girls
1
1
0
Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
2,412
3,888
+1,476
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
68
69
+1
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,067
2,401
+334
Number of cards forwarded
726
1,092
+366
Number of truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
1
2
+
1
Amount paid for board of truants
$104.00
$115.43
+$11.43
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases
Warned and returned to school
142
Transferred to other schools
21
Left school (over 16)
42
Left school other reasons
8
Removed from City
31
Committed to M. S. P. C. C.
6
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Sent to Mrs. Crowell's Class
1
253
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
Total.
GRADES.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 or over
5
I.
3
2
....
6
4
2
5
III.
15
IV
10
V.
15
VI.
14
15
12
VII.
10
21
18
VIII
1
5
26
5
2
2
16
9
X.
3
XI.
.
XII.
4
10
3
17
Voc. I.
16
1
3
2
9
Ungraded
Total.
3
7
8
4
8
15
13
30
50
92
20
3
253
..
.
1
3
1
.
..
. .
3
3
6
3
.
.
...
.
.
..
7
2
1
1
..
.
.
.
.
..
. .
..
..
.
.
.
.
..
..
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
3
.
1
.
.
45
5
7
2
1
4
49
39
27
ANNUAL REPORTS
192
.
II.
.
193
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1940-1941
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
334
552
886
Average Membership
229
377
606
Average Attendance
137
223
360
Number of teachers
31
Number of sessions
58
Cost of Instruction
$8,161.50
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-
plies
1,318.97
Total cost
$9,480.47
Cost per pupil per evening
0.265
Average attendance: October, 515; November, 400; December, 366; January, 306; February, 267; March, 245.
Table 15a-Evening Elementary School, Season 1940-1941
Enrolled
29
13
42
Average Membership
21
14
35
Average Attendance
13
8
21
Number of teachers
4
Number of sessions
58
Cost of instruction
$1,017.00
Cost of Janitors, Fuel, Light and Sup-
213.03
Total cost
$1,230.03
Cost per pupil per evening
....
0.606
Table 15b-Evening Vocational Classes, Season 1940-1941
Women
Enrolled
134
Average Membership
61
Average Attendance
45
Number of teachers
4
Number of sessions
37
Student hours
3,436
Cost of instruction
$593.50
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup- plies
98.95
Total expenditure
$692.45
Reimbursement from State
355.43
Net cost
$337.02
Net cost per pupil per evening
0.149
Male
Female
Total
plies
194
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15c-Americanization Classes 1940-1941
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
141
440
581
Average Membership
111
332
443
Average Attendance
86
231
317
Number of classes
20
Number of teachers
13
Number of sessions
60
Membership hours
53,160
Cost of instruction
$6,650.50
Cost of supplies
21.14
Total cost
$6,671.64
Reimbursement from the State
3,325.25
Net
cost ... .... ....
$3,346.39
Net cost per membership hour
0.063
195
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
Prescott
181
192
190
205
208
189
Bennett
43
39
38
31
49
37
Knapp
98
98
89
99
92
100
Pope
73
72
71
69
56
66
Cummings
39
37
36
34
37
36
Glines
74
73
65
64
65
63
Grimmons
34
45
30
40
28
29
Forster
95
110
102
98
124
128
Bingham
64
84
68
86
66
54
Carr
75
67
89
87
80
70
Morse
58
45
55
45
41
47
Proctor
50
42
36
42
32
38
Brown
58
43
44
63
51
46
Highland
133
123
110
95
10
105
Hodgkins
69
76
71
47
61
44
Cutler
128
126
105
122
111
108
Total
1272
1272
1199
1227
1205
1160
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
9178
8093
8064
8679
8808
8556
Per cent. of Average Membership Promoted
13.86
15.72
14.87
14.08
13.68
13.55
196
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 17-Attendance Statistics FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership
Average Attendance Attendance
Per cent. of
Number of Tardi- nesses
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance
1912
13,272
11,710
11,083
94.6
6,307
0.569
1913
13,491
11,903
11,216
94.2
7,354
0.655
1914
13,932
12,320
11,610
94.2
7,380
0.635
1915
14,505
12,903
12,189
94.5
8,000
0.656
1916
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
9,373
0.761
1917
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
7,325
0.613
1918
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
8,970
0.760
1919
14,039
12,733
11,609
91.2
9,744
0.839
1920
14,091
12,836
11,807
91.9
11,628
0.993
1921
14,500
13,396
12,533
93.6
11,337
0.904
1922
15,225
14,004
13,160
94.0
11,620
0.883
1923
15,932
14,308
13,276
92.8
13,164
0.991
1924
16,092
14,554
13,647
93.8
12,528
0.918
1925
16,262
14,699
13,691
93.1
11,814
0.863
1926
16,687
15,042
14,074
93.6
12,256
0.871
1927
16,669
15,042
14,094
93.7
12,526
0.888
1928
16,807
15,190
14,232
93.1
15,160
1.065
1929
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
16,626
1.152
1930
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
13,904
0.948
1931
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
13,429
0.891
1932
17,389
16,030
15,104
94.2
15,634
1.035
1933
17,758
16,303
15,322
93.9
14,488
0.945
1934
17,903
16,616
15,591
93.8
14,962
0.960
1935
17,811
16,613
15,506
93.3
15,532
1.000
1936
17,926
16,707
15,470
92.6
13,656
0.982
1937
17,871
16,626
15,564
93.6
13,647
0.876
1938
17,762
16,623
15,551
93.6
14,508
0.932
1939
17,559
16,307
15,093
92.6
14,123
0.936
1940
17,486
16,325
15,276
93.6
15,572
1.019
1941
17,266
15,988
14,792
92.5
13,741
0.928
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917)
197
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 18-Membership, Etc., of High School
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
Average Membership all Schools.
Largest Number in High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
Number of Graduates of High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
1912
11,710
2,023
17.28
296
2.53
1913
11,903
2,081
17.48
296
2.48
1914
12,320
2,111
18.18
273
2.35
1915
12,903
2,258
17.50
311
2.41
1916
13,191
2,288
17.35
348
2.64
1917
12,770
1,973
15.45
340
2.66
1918
12,656
1,520
12.01
332
2.62
1919
12,733
1,854
14.56
310
2.43
1920
12,836
1,714
13.35
241
1.87
1921
13,396
1,762
13.15
316
2.36
1922
14,004
2,037
14.55
613
4.38
1923
14,308
2,061
14.40
419
2.93
1924
14,554
2,104
14.45
497
3.41
1925
14,699
2,229
15.16
524
3.56
1926
15,042
2,230
14.82
524
3.48
1927
15,042
2,318
15.41
521
3.46
1928
15,190
2,356
15.51
513
3.38
1929
15,521
2,430
15.66
606
3.90
1930
15,632
2,500
15.99
564
3.61
1931
15,915
2,723
17.11
621
3.90
1932
16,030
3,033
18.92
770
4.80
1933
16,303
3.226
19.79
700
4.29
1934
16,616
3,442
20.71
847
5.10
1935
16,613
3,468
20.87
826
5.00
1936
16,707
3,626
21.70
856
5.12
1937
16,626
3,594
21.62
871
5.24
1938
16,623
3,626
21.81
920
5.53
1939
16,307
3,673
22.52
933
5.72
1940
16,325
3,775
23.12
996
6.10
1941
15,988
3,680
23.02
985
6.16
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917).
198
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 19-Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1941 Junior High Schools
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List
Unconditionally
Promoted to
Next Grade
Promoted
on Trial
Retarded
Promoted more
than One Grade
Special Promo-
tions during Year
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
Total.
3,640
3,179
300
161
O
9
00
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June, 1941 Junior High Schools
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List
Unconditionally
Promoted to
Next Grade
Promoted
on Trial
Retarded
Promoted more
than One Grade
Special Promo-
tions during Year
Promotees
after Two
Months' Trial
I
100
80.7
12.0
7.3
00
0.3
0.4
III
100
95.9
2.7
1.4
0
0
O
Average
100
87.4
8.2
4.4
0
0.2
0.2
I
1,267
1,022
152
93
0
3
II
1,167
1,000
116
51
00
3
III
1,206
1,157
32
17
0
091
Dropped Back
0.08
0.2
II
100
85.7
9.9
4.4
Promotees
199
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 19a-Promotions for School Year ending June, 1941 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
1
1,283
1,057
60
166
II
1,177
983
95
99
III
1,210
1,010
104
95
IV
1,271
1,049
138
84
V
1,254
1,072
116
66
VI
1,194
1,080
80
34
2
6
Total
7,389
6,251
593
544
1
7
76
Percentage of Promotions for School Year ending June, 1941 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
100
82.4
4.6
13.0
0
0.4
II
100
83.5
8.1
2.4
0
000
2.0
III
100
83 5
8 6
7.9
.08
0.8
IV
100
82.5
10 9
6.6
0
0
1.3
4
100
85.5
9.3
5.2
0
0.4
1.1
VI
100
90.5
6.7
2.8
0
0.2
0.5
Average ...
100
84.6
8.0
7.4
0.01
0.09
1.0
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5
24
10
17
14
Promoted
Promotees
Promotees
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES, OCTOBER 1, 1941
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 or over
Kdgn,
372
573
945
1
439
709
94
14
1
1
1,258
16
1.27
2
843
632
158
39
5
1,177
14
3.74
3
276
602
188
53
14
3
1,136
70
6.16
4
295
574
217
71
13
5
1
1,176
90
7.65
5
1
310
593
236
73
23
1
1,237
97
7.84
6
283
602
216
83
19
2
1,205
104
8.63
7
1
221
675
222
81
21
1
1
1
1,224
105
8.58
8
5
214
645
230
101
12
1
1,208
114
9.44
9
21
250
610
202
49
10
1,142
59
5.17
10
7
334
638
227
50
6
1
1,263
57
4.51
11
3
294
570
176
35
3
1,081
38
3.52
12
6
250
512
118
907
21
2.82
P. G.
2
9
7
3
3
27
22.22
Total
372
1,012
1,002
1,070
1,112
1,152
1,150
1,215
1,235
1,264
1,111
759
167
28
3
3
14,986
Under Normal Grade
14
40
58
86
89
111
102
124
62
62
42
25
Per cent. Under Normal Grade
1.31
3.60
5.03
7.48
7,33
8.98
7.97
9.81
5.58
8.17
25.14
89.29
...
..
200
ANNUAL REPORTS
21
3
6
1,279
1,052
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
Table 20-RESIGNATIONS OF TEACHERS IN 1941
School
Teacher
Took Effect
In Service
High
Elaine Edmunds
June 30, 1941
3 yrs., 6 mos.
High
Feb. 1, 1941
16 yrs., 5 mos.
High
¡Gladys B. Hastings Bernice Tuck Pratt, Stenographer
July 31, 1941
15 yrs.
Northeastern Junior
* Kathinka Fessman
July 20, 1941
29 yrs.
Northeastern Junior
Amelia M. Gray James P. McGuire
June 30, 1941
yrs.
Western Junior
Sept. 21, 1941
38 yrs.
Western Junior
*Mary L. Bryant Lorna Proudfoot Janet Woodman
June 30, 1941
10 yrs.
Western Junior
June 30, 1941
6 yrs., 1 mo.
Vocational
*Harry L. Jones Helen E. Clark
June 30, 1941
8 yrs., 6 mos.
Prescott
Mary A. Mullins
Dec. 31, 1941
8 yrs., 4 mos.
Prescott
*G. Hortense Pentecost
July 1, 1941
36 yrs.
Baxter
*Maria D. Macleod Helena M. Leyden
June 30, 1941
15 yrs.
Pope
** Lura M. Babcock Elizabeth M. Lamborghini
June 30, 1941
6 yrs., 1 mo.
Bingham
Bertha F. McEachern
June 30, 1941
6 yrs., 6 mos.
Carr
*Annie B. Russell
July 1, 1941
40 yrs.
Morse
*Lena Monroe Rosemary O'Neill
Feb. 21, 1941
3 yrs.
Morse
*Blanche E. Thompson
July 1, 1941
35 yrs.
Morse
TEva A. Wilson Dorothy C. Neagle
June 6, 1941
5 yrs., 4 mos.
Highland
Lillian R. Lucey
June 30, 1941
6 yrs., 6 mos.
Cutler
*Nettie M. Humiston
July 1, 1941
21 yrs.
Lowe
* May E. Small
July 1, 1941
41 yrs.
Physical Education
Alice F. Morgan
June 30, 1941
17 yrs.
Asst. Superintendent
Walter P. Sweet
Aug. 2, 1941
22 yrs., 4 mos.
Supervisor of Art
¡Elfrida V. Callister
Nov. 8, 1941
16 yrs.
201
+ Died
* Retired
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Knapp
Jan. 4, 1941
10 yrs.
Pope
July 4, 1941
29 yrs.
Morse
July 28, 1941
24 yrs.
Highland
July 1, 1941
36 yrs.
July 1, 1941
45 yrs.
Prescott
Apr. 30, 1941
21 yrs.
Southern Junior
202
Table 21-TEACHERS ELECTED IN 1941
School
Teacher
Coming From
Salary
Service Began
Assistant Superintendent of Schools.
Leo C. Donahue
Somerville
$4620
Dec. 1, 1941
High
Edward J. Berra
1400
Sept. 1, 1941
High
Anne M. Farren
1400
Northeastern Jr., Vice-Principal
Joseph M. Thornton
2800
Dec. 1, 1941
Northeastern Junior
Beatrice Sweet
1400
Jan. 1, 1942
Southern Jr.
Helen M. Bruns
Not teaching Somerville
1400
Sept. 1, 1941
Vocational
Philip J. Heffernan
"
3300
Vocational
Edward J. Bergen
2075
Knapp
Mary M. Connor
1400
Perry
Greta K. Olsen
1400
Glines
Florence C. Coyne
1400
Forster
Anne Laffin
1400
Forster
Barbara Shay
1400
Morse
Maybeth T. Gralton
1400
Cutler
Mildred Buinitsky
1400
Edgerly, Glines, Hanscom Supervising Principal
Joseph A. Regan
3000
Dec. 1, 1941
Cadet, First Year
Elizabeth T. Crine
600
Sept. 1, 1941
Agnes Hayes
600
"
Robert Healey
600
,
Helen T. Leddy
600
Constance MacDonald
600
Frances E. O'Brien
600
"
"
"
",
ANNUAL REPORTS
203
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 22-LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEACHERS
Elizabeth W. Richards, Sabbatical Leave from February 1 for half year. Joseph B. Fitzgerald, Sabbatical Leave from September 1941 for year. Elfrida V. Callister, Sabbatical Leave from September 1941 for year. Mildred D. Dewire, Sabbatical Leave from September 1941 for year. Alice Fitzpatrick, from October 1941 to May 1942.
J. Edward Sharkey, for duration of War Service from September 1, 1941. John C. Kelly, for duration of War Service from March 1, 1941. Albert C. Williamson, for duration of War Service from March 1, 1941. John Costello, for duration of War Service from March 13, 1941 James H. Cosgrove, for duration of War Service from May 1, 1941. Marie Farrell, exchange teacher for school year with teacher from Honolulu.
M. Paul McSweeney, for duration of War Service from February 17, 1941 (returned September 22, 1941).
Francis Parker, for duration of War Service from November 30, 1941.
Table 23-TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS
Teacher
From
To
Edward J. Bergen
Western Jr. High
Vocational
Walter J. Corbett
Northeastern Jr. High High
Catherine Brown
Cummings
Pope
Thelma C. Hutchins
Edgerly Kgn.
Hanscom
Mary E. Miller
Forster
Physically-Handicapped Classes
Mary R Mingolelli
Carr
Burns
Helen M. Mason
Morse
Lowe
Grace M. Murphy
Proctor
Highland
Isabel M. Leyden
Durell
Morse
Terence Griffin
Highland
Northeastern Junior
Mary L. McKenna
Cutler
Forster
Mildred D. Williston
Cutler
Hodgkins
Clare M. Stanton
Physically-Handicapped Prescott Classes
James Keefe
Bennett Atypical
Southern Special
Irma DiGiusto
Highland Atypical
Prescott Atypical
Hazel L. Smith
Western Jr. High
Supervisor Art
CADETS
Mary J Robbins
Term Expires September 1, 1942
Virginia Holman
John C. Kelly
October 22, 1941
Leo J. Lanigan
October 1, 1941
Helen T. Leddy
September 1, 1943
Robert Healey
„
Elizabeth T. Crine
„
Agnes Hayes
=
Frances E. O'Brien
M. Constance MacDonald
204
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 24-Number of Teachers FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
High School.
Junior High Schools.
*Elemen- tary Schools.
Special Teach- ers.
Assistants not in Charge of Room.
Contin.
Amer.
Men
Women
Total.
1912
66+
252
22
9
40
309
349
1913
68
257
28
12
39
326
365
1914
75₺
266
30
20
44
347
391
1915
76₺
272
31
15
45
349
394
1916
771
70₺
65
238
33
17
49
374
423
1918
70±
108
207
28
5
49
369
418
1919
70°
106
207
26
9
1920
69°
113
212
23
8
54
371
425
1921
75°
115
216
25
14
5
2
60
392
452
1922
72
114
216
22
16
5
2
57
390
447
1923
75°
120
222
24
18
4
2
55
410
465
1924
76°
117
221
24
16
4
2
59
401
460
1925
76°
118
229
23
16
4
2
59
409
468
1926
75°
118
228
27
11
3
2
58
406
464
1927
77°
123
233
30
11
3
1
62
416
478
1928
80°
123
239
33
10
3
1
64
425
489
1929
88°
125
239
33
27
3
1
70
446
516
1930
95°
131
241
39
33
3
1
78
465
543
1932
105 **
154
251
46
29
4
1
105
485
590
1933
106 **
154
256
44
33
3
1
120
477
597
1934
116 **
160
257
43
39
3
1
125
494
619
1935
116 **
164
257
42
40
3
1
128
495
623
1936
120 **
165
265
40
43
3
1
133
50-1
637
1937
126 **
167
271
38
31
3
1
142
495
637
1938
133 **
178
263
39
26
3
1
157
486
643
1939
127 **
173
260
43
19
5
1
163
465
628
1940
129+
167
259
44
14
5
1
164
455
619
1941
129+
160
253
53
12
5
1
163
450
613
* Including Kindergartners.
¿ Including a secretary.
** Including a secretary and two matrons. Including a secretary and a matron.
+ Inc' :: ding two matrons.
93
485
578
1931
104 **
138
235
50
46
4
1
46
366
412
1917
48
370
418
290
30
15
-
205
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 25-BOOKS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN 1941 For High School
As Text Books :-
Cicero, Fifty Letters, Dillard-Ginn & Co.
New Caesar, Books I-IV With Vocabulary, Allen and Greenough- Ginn & Co.
Promenades Litteraires et Historiques, Bovee, Cattanes, Robert- Harcourt, Brace & Co.
Primo Curso de Espanol, Pittaro and Green-D. C. Heath & Co. English In Action, Book Two, Tressler-D. C. Heath & Co.
American Literature, Blankenship, Lyman, Hill-Scribner's. English Literature, Weeks, Lyman, Hill-Scribner's.
Stories of Americans At Work, Davis, Getchell, Foss-Ginn & Co. Americans in Action, Herzberg and Mones-Appleton-Century Co. Adventures in American Literature, Inglis, Gehlmann, Bowman, Foerster-Harcourt, Brace & Co.
The American Way of Life, Faulkner, Kepner, Bartlett-Harper & Brothers.
Today's Geometry, Reichgott and Spiller-Prentice-Hall.
Store Salesmanship, Revised, Brisco, Griffith, Robinson-Prentice- Hall
The Right Job for You and How to Get It, Brooke-Noble & Noble. The Girl and Her Home, New Edition, Trilling and Nicholas- Houghton Mifflin Co.
Foods and Home Making, Greer-Allyn & Bacon.
Living Your Life, Crawford, Cooley Tillingham-D. C. Heath & Co .. Time Out For Living, Partridge and Mooney-American Book Co.
Applied Business Arithmetic, Curry-Rice-South-Western Publish- ing Co.
20th Century Bookkeeping and Accounting, Carlson-Prickett-Forkner -South-Western Publishing Co.
Mathematics of Business, Van Tuyl-American Book Co.
Personal and Social Adjustment, Uhl and Powers-Macmillan Co.
For Junior High Schools
As Text Books : -
English for Junior Americans, Books I and II, Thomas-Paine- Ensweiler-Longmans, Green & Co.
History of America's Progress, Wirth-Thompson (For Grade Seven) -D. C. Heath Co.
America in the Making, Chadsey, Weinberg, Miller (For Grade Seven)-D. C. Heath Co.
America's Progress in Civilization, Freeland, Adams (For Grade Seven)-Charles Scribner's Sons Co.
Story of Our Land and People, Glenn W. Moon (For Grade Eight)- Henry Holt & Co., Inc.
The Building of Our Nation, Barker, Commage, Webb (For Grade Eight) -Row, Peterson & Co.
America, Yesterday and Today, Nichols, Bagley, and Beard (For Grade Eight)-The Macmillan Co.
Our United States, Woodburn, Moran, Hill (Book I for Seventh Grade; Book II for Eighth Grade)-Longmans, Green & Co.
Understanding Our World, Franklin B. Carroll (For Grade Eight)- John C. Winston Co.
Le avventure di Giovanni Passaguai, Aristide E. Masella-Henry Holt & Co.
206
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 26-HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
The graduation exercises of the High School occurred Wednesday, June 4, 1941.
ORDER OF EXERCISES WILLIAM J. KOEN Chairman of the School Committee, Presiding
1. MARCH-"Coronation March" Meyerbeer High School Orchestra
2. PRAYER- Rev. Stephen C. Lang Pastor, First Congregational Church of Somerville
RESPONSE-"Gottschalk"
Old German
Choral Club
3. SELECTION-"Unfold Ye Portals" .......... Gounod Choral Club
4. CLASS ORATION-"Toward a More Perfect Life" Edward Boyson
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